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Eliot Engel: “Child marriage is a violation of human rights and a form of violence against women.”

On the recordMay 21, 2019
Child marriage is a violation of human rights and a form of violence against women.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel emphasizes the human rights violation of child marriage.

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